What the Heck Do I Call This? - Debbie Guzzi's Blog

Almost Guilty

by Sharon Van Buskirk

Occasionally I cry,

Overwhelming joy,

Sadness is deprived

Seems Surreal

I found the real deal,

I feel almost guilty

Like it's a steal

Must have been a saint in a past life,

I'll soon be lucky enough to be his wife

{surreal/deal/steal/ & life/wife}

The LARGEST and ALL INCLUSIVE FORM CATEGORIES ARE

VERSE

*pretty much anything we put up here can be correctly labeled as verse.

all verse eastern verse forms can be put here too

haiki, senryu, tanka etc

[if you are unsure whether or not they are correct content wise stick them here]

FREE VERSE

The poem below would come under Free Verse.

Fanning the Sky
by Cynthia Alvez

palms dance like feathers
fanning the lilac-gold sky
winds weave fantacies
 

RHYME

under Rhyme we have SO many forms,

any form with an end rhyme pattern can still be labeled Rhyme

[Ballad/Ballade/Chany Royal/Chastuska/Clerihew/Couplet/Cowboy/Crown Sonnet

Curtal Sonnet/Dizain/Enclosed Rhyme/Ghazal/Heroic Couplet/Italian Sonnet/Kyrielle/Limerick/Monorhyme/Ode/Ottava Rime/Pantoum/Quatern/Quatorzain/Quatrain/Quintain/English & Sicilian Sonnets/Quintella/Rhyme royal/Rispetto/Rondeau&Rondea redoubled/Rubaiyat/Sonnet/Tail Rhyme/Terza Rima/Terzanella/Triolet & Villanelle}

NARRATIVE

I would say this is correctly labeled under Narrative because it does tell a complete story and used few poetic vehicles.

Misty White

by Denver Reese

Misty white threatens to consume us,
Feet slip and rope drag against the deck,
Their voices grow louder as
Waterfalls of rain pour into the ocean,
My stomach grows *as cold as the rocky face before us,
They hold on for hope and I let go,
Too late to turn back, I welcome the mist,
And all hands are lost.

Hmmm though it maybe Prose Poetry? THOUGHTS???

PROSE POETRY

I find when reading through the "I Don't Knows" most are using end rhyme.

When beginning to learn how to write RHYMING poetry I would sugest you start with COUPLETS & Monorhyme, then move on to the 4 line groupings of Quatern/Quatorzain/Quatrain. From here it's an easy step to the Sonnet forms.

So, anyone out there want to step up their game and try a new form?

If I've done it a few times I'd be glad to help [Many many teachers on this site just ask folks love to help!]